§ 17. Mr. R. YOUNGasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the new police organisation established under the Police Act of this Session will be competent to deal with questions of wages, rest days, and payment for rest days worked during the period of the War by police officers and men who may feel aggrieved on these points?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)It will be competent to the Central Committees of the Police Federation to make representations to me with regard to any matters affecting the pay or conditions of service of the police. I hope, however, that their functions will prove to be much wider than the mere representation of grievances. I regard them as a representative body which I and my Department can consult on matters affecting the Police Service.